Comparing Fading of Oral Narrative Features in Three Balochi Dialects

Abstract This paper discusses discourse features such as tail-head linkage and repetition, development devices, associative strategies subordination in oral narrative texts the Koroshi (KoB), Sistani (SiB), Coastal (CoB) dialects of Balochi, all which belong to North-West branch Iranian language family. The frequency with these vary dialect, variation can be attributed different stages orality. Three have been identified, CoB SiB at ends cline KoB located between. is most conservative aspects its grammar also show; it demonstrates a pure orality state by frequent use linkage, repetition juxtaposition, relative infrequency employs strategies. close relation Turkmenistan Balochi [TB]) 1 more frequently, fully lexicalised devices seldom juxtaposition. loss techniques that narration has switched from written style. Finally, represents transition using unmarked juxtaposition strong tendency employ